Lured in by their low price and sturdy material, another Florida building is being constructed using discarded shipping containers. In this case, it's a port security operations center in Jacksonville. According to the builders, the use of shipping containers is shaving hundreds of thousands of dollars off the construction costs of the $1.8 million dollar building.
As we showed in our Strong Affordable Storm-Ready Housing series two years ago, buildings made of shipping containers are perfect for withstanding hurricane force winds (ideal in places like hurricane-prone Florida). And when completed, it's difficult to tell the building is made of steel.
